Apple vs. Samsung: the complete guide to a billion-dollar trial — Calculating damages in a patent case can be just as complicated as the technical arguments involved. Happily, there's no real need to break down the nuances and alternate theories presented by Apple — we just need to generally understand the numbers.

v1 preview — Digg v1 will launch this week after a six-week sprint to rebuild the site from scratch. Here's a first glimpse. We want the new Digg to deliver the best of what the Internet is talking about right now. It must be alive and responsive to its participants.

New Windows 8-ready mice and keyboards from Microsoft Hardware — Today Microsoft Hardware is announcing new mice and keyboards that are designed to take advantage of Windows 8. These new mice and keyboards will help people interact with their Windows 8 PCs and devices. They will be perfect companions to Windows 8.

Taiwan university sues Apple over speech recognition patents — (Reuters) - A Taiwan university has filed a patent infringement suit against Apple Inc in a U.S. court over the iPhone maker's Siri speech recognition system, which lets users place calls or perform other tasks with voice commands, and is seeking undisclosed damages.

Former NSA Official Disputes Claims by NSA Chief — Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command appearing at the 2012 DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas on Friday. Photo: Kim Zetter/Wired — LAS VEGAS — A former NSA official has accused the NSA's director …